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2979891 - ID-Description attributes not working in Excel Add-in

Symptom

There is a link between a Description attribute (i.e. Attribute2) to a corresponding ID attribute (Attribute1) in a master data type in the IBP Planning Areas app.

In excel, when defining a filter for the ID attribute, in the list of available values is possible to see:

1. ID - ID and ID - Description values when the ID - Description option is selected;

2. OR, ID and Description values when the Description option is selected (refer to the example screenshot);

3. OR, double ID values when the ID option is selected;

4. OR there are a discrepancy between the description shown in Excel UI and the description shown in Web UI for the same version.

ID - Description2.png

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Environment

  • SAP IBP for Microsoft Excel Add-in

Product

SAP Integrated Business Planning all versions

Keywords

ibp, description, attribute, does, not, work, properly, incorrect, attr, descr, doesn't, wrong, excel, planning, view, mdt, master, data, type, ID, dynamic selection, configuration, link, ID-ID, ID-Description, layout, Product ID–Product description , KBA , SCM-IBP-CNF-MD , Master Data Types App , SCM-IBP-XLS-UI , SAP IBP, add-in for Microsoft Excel (User Interface) , SCM-IBP-CNF-PAR , Planning Areas App , SCM-IBP-XLS-MD , Master Data Management , SCM-IBP-XLS-SRV , Backend Services , Problem

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